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Center for Hope & Safety featured on NJ101.5
Teen dating violence — experts urge you to recognize the signs If your child were experiencing abuse from their dating partner, do you think you'd have the eyes and ears to pick up on it? Victim advocates in New Jersey claim most people would be surprised to learn...
Center for Hope & Safety Featured on NJ 101.5
NJ Expert: How to Spot Domestic Abuse During the Holidays Even a small holiday gathering in the face of a pandemic can serve as a big enough window for folks to recognize signs of domestic violence among family and friends who may have been suffering silently for...
Center for Hope & Safety Featured on northjersey.com
His daughter was murdered by her husband. Now, this NJ dad works to aid abuse victims Pete and Jackie Miragliotta never expected they would have to raise their grandchildren. Nor did they envision becoming experts on the signs of domestic abuse. They were forced to do...
Center for Hope & Safety Featured on News 12 New Jersey
Center for Hope & Safety’s Executive Director, Julye Myner, PhD, was recently featured in a News 12 New Jersey segment sharing our important message about the increase of domestic abuse amid the COVID-19 outbreak and high unemployment rates. WATCH NOW...
Announcing New Officers and Members of the Board of Trustees
Center for Hope & Safety is proud to announce a new slate of officers, elected at its February 26, 2020 Annual Meeting of the Board of Trustees. Peter Miragliotta Jr. has been elected Center for Hope & Safety’s new Board President. He has a professional background in...
A New Source of Help for DV Victims—and Their Pets
On December 20, 2018, the Pet and Women Safety (PAWS) Act became part of United States law. The PAWS Act helps agencies that provide “shelter and housing assistance and support services for domestic violence victims with pets” by distributing grants from the...
Who Am I?
"The telling and hearing of stories is a bonding ritual that breaks through the illusions of separateness and activates a deep sense of our collective interdependence." -Annette Simmons The notion that Domestic Violence is "not our business" runs deep within our...
What’s in a Name Change?
After nearly 40 years as Shelter Our Sisters, we are now the Center for Hope & Safety. Why, you may ask? Good question! There are several important reasons: Providing emergency shelter—a Safe House--is still at the very core of what we do, and have done, since 1976....
Okay, Okay, She Left; Now She’s Dead
I’m pretty sure that is not the outcome we wanted while we were all judging: “Why doesn’t she just leave? “ “What’s wrong with her?” “I would never put up with someone who hit me.” Or some equally dangerous and ignorant assessment. Here’s the thing. Abuse doesn’t stop...
The Hard Facts About Financial Abuse
There are no shortages of articles and internet resources about financial abuse money.usnews.com/money/blogs/my-money/2011/04/26/how-to-stop-domestic-financial-abuse is one really good example. For those of us pressed for time, and who isn’t, let’s see if we...